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klaus wrote:

No. Kinetic energy is defined as 1/2 mv^2. The slab can lose
elasticity (stiffen) without moving. A moving slab does not have zero
elasticy except at the interface, which is no longer a slab. Therefore
kinetic energy is zero in both cases. Quoting from a dictionary does
not prove your point. It just makes you look like you don't lnow what
you are talking about.

The slab creeps before it releases and stores elastic energy. It most
certainly has kinetic energy due to your own equation. Nice to have an
intelligent conversation relevant to skiing.
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